Guest mh1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi Guys, Long time lurker first time poster! Just wondering which cabs had the lower strut brace fitted and whether it would fit a mk5 XR3i 130 tin top Cheers, Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gavintwopies Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Hi Guys, Long time lurker first time poster! Just wondering which cabs had the lower strut brace fitted and whether it would fit a mk5 XR3i 130 tin top Cheers, Matt what do you mean by lower strut brace?? you have me interested now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mh1982 Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 it goes between the 2 wishbones, between the 2 parts of the subframe to reduce flex. I have a mk5 XR3i that I am using on track so want one to reduce flex and to stiffen it up (oooh er misses!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 As standard, all MK5/MK6 Escorts have this big bit of metal between the front wishbones. It is called a front subframe. IF you are twisting/flexing that, then you have bigger problems than you think. However, Ford did do a lower strut brace for the cabriolet in an effort to remove some of the "scuttle-shake" inherent in these cars. The details are: RHD - 1667433 LHD - 1667434 Diesel, 1.8 and Zetec-E - 1026909 1.4 CVH - 1026918 These were fitted on the MK6 (1995 onwards models) and {I believe can be retrofitted to earlier ones. They also did three upper strut braces: pre 1995 RHD - 1667433 pre 1995 LHD - 1667434 post 1995 - 1042417 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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